Duvetday.net - Duvet Days

A Duvet Day is a formal allowance of time off given by some employers most commonly in the UK or US.

It can be stipulated formally in a contract of employment and is considered part of the renumerations package along with Holiday allowance. The term has also since become used by people to reference taking a day off work for no normally accepted reason (such as sick, greivence or holiday) even if they have no official "Duvet day" entitlement with their employer.

It differs from Holiday allowance in that no prior notice is needed. You get an allocation of days where if you get up in the morning and you don't want to go to work for any reason you can use one of your "Duvet days".

Originally given to employees by UK PR company Text100 in 1995, it has grown in popularity as some companies aim to address the changing work-life climate where people work longer hours.

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